Pottsville Area High School

Infobox Secondary School
name = Pottsville Area High School
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type = Public school, secondary
established = 1853
grades = 9-12
enrollment = 1,250
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faculty = 80
principal = Joesph C. Opalenick
mascot = Crimson Tide
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yearbook = [http://www.pottsville.k12.pa.us/pahs/yb.html "Hi-S-Potts"]
newspaper = [http://www.pottsville.k12.pa.us/tidelines/ "Tide Lines"]
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oversight= Pottsville Area School District
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address=16th Street and Elk Avenue
city = Pottsville
state = Pennsylvania
country = USA
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website = [http://www.pottsville.k12.pa.us/pahs/ http://www.pottsville.k12.pa.us/pahs/]

Pottsville Area High School is a coeducational public high school located in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. It is part of the Pottsville Area School District and is the largest public high school in Schuylkill County. It was founded in 1853 and has an enrollment of approximately 1,250 students in ninth through twelfth grades. [cite web| url=http://www.pottsville.k12.pa.us/pahs/index.html| year=2006| title=Pottsville Area High School|first=| last=| publisher=Pottsville Area School District| accessdate=2007-01-07]

Curriculum

Pottsville is known, if only locally, for its sheer amount of elective courses offered to its students. The courses can range anywhere from Exploring Microsoft Office to Advanced Placement Calculus.

*Credits: The primary requirement for Pottsville Area High School students in order to graduate is to obtain 23 credits from their courses. Credits are arbitrarily assigned values of either 1 credit or .5 credits depending on its length, with year classes being worth 1 credit and semester courses being worth .5 credits. As well credits also determine if a student is allowed to pass on to the next grade level. As well students have a required amount of credits they need to take each year, though atypically the required credits are surpassed by the amount of credits given with their required classes per year.

*Quality points: As well has being worth credits all courses are worth specific quality points. While not required to graduate quality points determine class rank and valedictorian. Courses are assigned quality points bases on length and difficulty. As of the 08-09 school year the quality point system will be revised with a larger range of points. Advanced courses will then be worth 6.0 quality points while semester courses will be worth 1.5-2.0 quality points and standard year class will continue to be worth 4.0 quality points. However, unlike credits quality points are multiplied by the students end grade for the year, that said a student who averages a B in the first marking period in a 4.0 class will only receive 3.0 quality points. By the end of each year quality points are added up and class ranks are assigned accordingly.

Athletic program

*Football: Pottsville Area High School is famous for its tradition of football dating back to the days of the Pottsville Maroons. The school is as of late known as a three time District 11 championship holder, losing the title in the 2007 season. Pottsville Area High School also went to two State Championship games back-to-back but lost. Pottsville Area High School's primary athletic rival is Reading Senior High School. The two schools compete annually for a trophy known as "The Rock" (in reality a large chunk of coal). The trophy is currently in the possession of Pottsville Area High School. Another major athletic Rival is Blue Mountain High School.

ee also

*Pottsville Area School District

References

External links

* [http://www.pottsville.k12.pa.us/pahs/index.html Pottsville Area High School]
* [http://www.pottsvillefootball.com Pottsville Area High School - Crimson Tide Football]
* [http://www.pottsvillealumniband.com Pottsville Area High School Alumni Band]